Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability

• Other Authors: Pérez, Gabriel (Editor), Perini, Katia (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Butterworth-Heinemann 2018; ©2018
• Subjects: Sustainable urban development; City planning > Environmental aspects
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Nature Based Strategies for Urban and Building Sustainability reviews the current state-of-the-art on the topic. In the introduction, the editors review the fundamental concepts of nature elements in the built environment, along with the strategies that are necessary for their inclusion in buildings...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: scale matters and relevance Section 1: Nature based strategies for urban environment Section 2: Nature based strategies and technologies Section 3: Nature based strategies: benefits and challenges Section 4: Nature based strategies: social, economic and environmental sustainability Summary: suggestions for further research and marker development